Aly Amidei, an award-winning costume designer and new faculty member in the School of Education, was spotlighted in a Q&A in the Spring 2024 issue of On Wisconsin magazine.
Amidei, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama, speaks with On Wisconsin about how she creates costumes and characters, as well as a caring and inclusive environment for performers.
She says that when she started college she intended to pursue a degree in a science field. However, work in her college costume shop convinced her to change her career path.
“Costume design was the perfect combo of the things that I liked about science — the creative problem-solving and the use of materials in new and interesting ways — with the things I liked about English, artmaking, drawing, and sewing,” Amidei says.
To learn more about Amidei’s work, her approach to designing costumes for a play, and more, check out On Wisconsin’s full Q&A with her at uwalumni.com.